Omi Koulas
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Team Ninja return with Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, another highly challenging masocore game. The fast-paced, gruelling action game demands skill, strategy and mastery of many gameplay mechanics. Taking elements of their successful Nioh franchise, this experience is one for determined audiences.
Wild Hearts
Get ready to embark on an exhilarating journey with Wild Hearts, the highly-anticipated monster-hunting game from Omega Force, published by KOEI TECMO and EA. With colossal battles against the formidable beasts known as Kemono, this game will give even the most popular hunting games, like Monster Hunter, a run for...
A fast-paced action game from the makers of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive, Wanted: Dead is a chaotic police squad adventure, for better or worse. Soleil Ltd. has created a challenging slasher and shooter hybrid that offers exciting gameplay, not without an alarming level of jankiness.
Now an enthralling pixel-art story, A Space for the Unbound has overcome previous publishing troubles and eight years of development to be a stand-out experience. Indonesian-based developers Toge Productions and Mojiken Studio offer a slice of 90s rural life and tell a magical account of relationships, mental health, and cats.
Impale
The return of old-school shooters continues to march on with Apptivus’ rogue-like Impaler. Calling itself a “minimalist arena shooter”, the game is easy to pick up and get right into the madness of waves of creatures. While that excitement doesn’t last very long, for only USD $2.99, this experience is...
Dual Universe allows players to mark their names in an expansive colony. The ambitious Kickstarter game has officially launched after a few years of development and early access. Unfortunately, developers Novaquark have released a hollow universe of mistakes and failed promises with an unflattering subscription model that has already put...
Checkpoint Gaming received early access to the PC version of Overwatch 2 for this review. From 19 September until 2 October 2022, we played eight hours of multiplayer across several two-hour play sessions in a controlled online environment. Overwatch 2 is a game as a service (GaaS) and this review...
Temtem
We took an early look at Temtem about two years ago. The monster-capturing adventure developed by Crema showed promise and offers Pokémon fans the online persistent multiplayer they’ve always dreamed of. Temtem built a strong following and the final product may be a joy to play but it needs work...
After 25 years, a sequel to Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is finally here. Soul Hackers 2 is a part of the popular Atlus franchise Shin Megami Tensei and resembles the studio’s most recent games. With all the flair and fashion of Persona 5 in a concise package, this JRPG is...
Unity lead developer and dad from Poland, Jacob Dzwinel offers the action movie experience with Midnight Fight Express. The isometrical brawler puts players in control of blockbuster combat, all against impossible odds. While it may need a bit more development support, this Humble Bundle published game is an absolute blast...
Digimon Survive has been through a rough development. Initially announced in 2018 to celebrate 20 years of Digimon, the visual novel suffered multiple delays due to a global pandemic, a complete studio switch, and an engine overhaul. Now celebrating the 25th anniversary of the anime, Digimon Survive offers an engaging...
If you feel the need for speed, then Redout 2 has you covered. 34BigThings’ sequel comes six years after the first entry, inspired heavily by F-Zero and WipEout. This sci-fi racing series is known for reviving that feeling of extreme acceleration in futuristic worlds, but Redout 2 takes a few...
